The Pilgrims brought with them an extraordinary quantity of books, stocks that were gradually replenished by relief ships and trading vessels over the following years. At the death of their owners the books were inventoried along with other possessions, so that they could be recycled to new owners in the community. … Chief among them was the library of William Brewster, one of the leaders of the community in Leiden and again in Plymouth. The 350 books listed on his death in 1644 included staples of Latin Protestant learning: Calvin, Beza and the Latin Bible of Tremellius and Junius.

Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile Hist…, loc. 379